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HANSARD Israel: Refusal of Entry for UK ParliamentariansAs I have said, these parliamentary delegations are very valuable, and I want to see them continue.07 Apr 2025HANSARD Israel: Refusal of Entry for UK ParliamentariansI agree.07 Apr 2025HANSARD Israel: Refusal of Entry for UK ParliamentariansI agree with how my hon. Friend described my hon. Friends the Members for Earley and Woodley and for Sheffield Central. They are my friends too. They were a bureau chief for the…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Israel: Refusal of Entry for UK ParliamentariansI hope to see parliamentary delegations from CABU and others continue. The Opposition spokesperson, the right hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton), also asked me…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Israel: Refusal of Entry for UK ParliamentariansI do not think that anything I said indicated that I expected this House to be less critical in its position, so I am not sure that I accept the hon. Gentleman’s question.07 Apr 2025HANSARD Israel: Refusal of Entry for UK ParliamentariansMany Members of this House have benefited from parliamentary delegations across the world. I agree with my hon. Friend, who has taken the effort to travel to many countries that…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Israel: Refusal of Entry for UK ParliamentariansI reiterate that nobody in the British Government is disputing the Israeli’s Government’s right to decide who enters Israel—that is clearly their right to discharge as they see…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Israel: Refusal of Entry for UK ParliamentariansOn the right hon. Gentleman’s second point, we will keep such matters under review on a case-by-case basis. On the question of which MPs are now welcome to travel to Israel, I…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Israel: Refusal of Entry for UK ParliamentariansMy hon. Friend is a dignified and doughty tribune in this place. I know that all Members of this House will continue to speak without fear or favour from these Benches, and I…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Israel: Refusal of Entry for UK ParliamentariansI confirm to the hon. Member that the Israeli Government are in no doubt about our views on this incident, and that discussions continue. She references a number of concerning…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Israel: Refusal of Entry for UK ParliamentariansMy hon. Friend is well known for his friendship to Israel, and his remarks have real force. I agree with them.07 Apr 2025HANSARDGaza: Israeli Military OperationsThose are important questions. Let me start with humanitarian aid workers. The whole House will have heard the Prime Minister respond to my hon. Friend the Member for Truro and…02 Apr 2025HANSARDGaza: Israeli Military OperationsWe are deeply concerned about the resumption of hostilities in Gaza. The UK does not support an expansion of Israel’s military operations. Continued fighting and more bloodshed is…02 Apr 2025HANSARDGaza: Israeli Military OperationsThe hon. Lady asked a series of important questions. As I have said to the House on a number of occasions, determinations of breaches of international law are for competent courts…02 Apr 2025HANSARDGaza: Israeli Military OperationsMy right hon. Friend, who has been pressing on these issues for some time, is right to raise those questions. She asks whether there is a plan B. In all of my experience, there…02 Apr 2025HANSARDGaza: Israeli Military OperationsThese are important questions that the right hon. Lady has asked. The Foreign Secretary has been directly involved in Minister-to-Minister contact. I, too, have been talking with…02 Apr 2025HANSARDGaza: Israeli Military OperationsMy hon. Friend has been fearless and persistent on those questions. I do condemn the comments of Israeli Ministers which amount to forced displacement or the annexation of…02 Apr 2025HANSARDGaza: Israeli Military OperationsThose are important questions. The UK considers settlements illegal under international law. We are clear that settlement goods must be properly labelled and they do not benefit…02 Apr 2025HANSARDGaza: Israeli Military OperationsThe right hon. Gentleman is kind about my service. I know that he raised some of the issues with some force, as he says, during his time in this ministerial role. That underlines…02 Apr 2025HANSARDGaza: Israeli Military OperationsMy hon. Friend has done much work over the years on questions of peacebuilding. We, too, are committed to playing our part in trying to build up the connections between the two…02 Apr 2025